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We’ve been documenting the recruiting successes coach Dom Starsia and the University of Virginia Cavaliers have been enjoying in terms of landing commitments from the East Coast. The Cavs’ latest recruiting splash comes from beyond the Northeast. Well beyond, in fact. He’s Harry Wellford, an athletic Class of 2017 two-way midfielder from the “Show Me […]

It’s been a tumultuous fall for the Cornell University men’s lacrosse program. A hazing incident resulted in the Big Red pulling the plug on its fall event schedule. Then, head coach Ben DeLuca was relieved of his duties. Cornell suffered another setback earlier this week when one of the top defensemen on Long Island, Smithtown […]

Very often, when a longstick player takes the ball upfield, many are anticipating him to pass off to a short stick. But when Jared Conners is on the clear, don’t be surprised if he holds on to the ball. “Not long ago, I played short stick, so I am very comfortable taking the ball up […]

Virginia has picked up its third tristate commit for the Class of 2016. High school power St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), meanwhile, has seen its 14th senior give a college commitment. Before we get to Virginia’s latest verbal, let’s recap the previous two standouts from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate […]

The Brunswick School (Conn.) has accomplished a rare feat — namely, two Class of 2016 standouts who have committed to major Division I programs. The first commitment came when Reilly Walsh, a transfer from New York Class C state finalist Bronxville, decided on Duke. The second came late last month when sophomore midfielder John Fox […]

If you hear a description of Griffin Thompson’s skills as a lacrosse player, you might think he’s a midfielder. After all, the sophomore at the Lawrenceville School (N.J.) has tremendous athletic ability and strong hands, which allow him to explode toward the ball. But Thompson is not a midfielder. He’s a goalie. A goalie who […]

Maine may not be known as a lacrosse hotbed, but it was the breeding ground for one of the nation’s top rising juniors. He’s midfielder Willy Sipperly. Sipperly, who is attending the Taft School in Watertown, Conn., is a native of Portland, Maine, verbally committed to the University of Virginia last week as first reported […]

The first rising sophomore from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, has made a verbal college commitment. He’s versatile attackman Jake Fox from the Trinity-Pawling School in the Hudson Valley. Fox, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound righty, is from Orleans, Ontario and grew up playing box lacrosse. He’s also a […]

Playing college lacrosse has been Jeff Kratky’s focus for a long time. After all, the junior midfielder at the Taft School in Watertown, Conn., has been playing the sport since he was in the first or second grade. It was so long ago, he can’t quite remember which. But Kratky never envisioned he’d be in […]

We’ve had a steady stream of college commitments for the graduating high school classes of 2012 and ’13. But earlier this week, we had our first Class of 2014 commit from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region. That distinction belongs to Taft School (Conn.) attackman Tyler Breen, who has […]

The list of programs in hot pursuit of Ryan Lukacovic reads like a who’s who of college lacrosse. Among them – Hopkins, Duke, Maryland, and ultimately, his final choice: national champion Virginia. The Chaminade rising junior, one of the nation’s most heavily recruited players, made his decision Wednesday, giving a verbal commitment to accept a […]

Earlier today, we told you about our third sophomore commitment from the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region. Jack Lambert, an athletic defenseman with good speed and stick skills, has decided on North Carolina after being pursued by most of the nation’s top programs, including Virginia and Syracuse. The 6-foot, 170-pound […]

We have our third sophomore commitment from the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, gang. If you checked out our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” this morning, you learned that John Jay defenseman Jack Lambert has just given a verbal commitment to the University of North Carolina. Lambert joins a […]

It will be No. 1 vs. No. 1 on Friday before what is expected to be a huge and raucous crowd at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Virginia and Syracuse, who are tied for first in the latest USILA coaches’ poll, square off in a 6 p.m. game that will be broadcast live by ESPNU. […]

It’s all tied up in the race for No. 1. Syracuse drew even with Virginia in the latest United States Lacrosse Association Division I poll, which was released today. Maryland, meanwhile, moved up to the No. 3 spot, which had been held last week by now No. 4 Notre Dame. After beating Princeton, Hofstra moved […]

The University of Pennsylvania men’s lacrosse team picked up its biggest win a while, upsetting defending national champion Duke 7-3 today at Franklin Field. Several former Long Island standouts, including Manhasset product Drew Belinsky (two goals and one assist), Half Hollow Hills East grad Maxx Meyer (five ground balls) and Comsewogue product Al Kohart (one […]

One of the more intriguing college games this weekend pairs No. 5-seeded Stony Brook against the top-ranked team in the coaches’ poll, Virginia. The teams meet at noon at Stony Brook’s LaValle Stadium. But the Cavaliers will be minus the Bratton twins, Rhamel and Shamel, who were suspended for today’s game for violating team rules […]

The month-long, second annual “Mustache Madness” effort spearheaded by high school, collegiate and pro teams throughout the nation comes to an end today. Players on these teams have been working hard to raise money for the HEADstrong foundation, which is dedicated to raising funds for cancer research. Several college teams have set up donation pages, […]

What team led the nation’s No. 1 lacrosse hotbed of Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut in Division I- and Division II-bound seniors? The answer: St. Anthony’s. The Friars had an astonishing nine players sign National Letters of Intent during the Nov. 10-17 signing period. You can check the complete list simply by scrolling down this page. One […]

We hope you are checking out the “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” thread each day, gang, because new names are popping up at a feverish pace. Today, we learned of two more major commitments.

Case Matheis wrapped up this past season with a record-setting performance in helping Darien win its sixth straight Class M Connecticut state title. The slick and smooth attackman scored nine times to break the school record for goals in a game as the Blue Wave rolled to a 17-5 win against New Fairfield. Duke’s men’s […]

Two of the top players from the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, former Manhasset star Connor English (left) and former Ridgefield standout Matt White (below right), both made successful and memorable collegiate debuts today as freshmen at the University of Virginia. Both White and English scored goals as Virginia rallied for an 11-8 win at Drexel, […]

Two-time defending national champion Syracuse will be among the teams competing in the Konica Milota Big City Classic at the new Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Saturday, April 10. • Your source for 2010 college lacrosse schedules